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Mangalore: Miraculous escape for driver as tanker smashes into car

  •   Sat, Aug 09 2014 10:41:20 PM

Sunil Haleangady
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Aug 9: The driver of a car had a miraculous escape in a ghastly accident near Kulur here on Saturday August 9.

Udaykumar was driving a Swift car from Mangalore towards Suratkal when the accident took place.

It is said that Udaykumar was stuck in a traffic jam at Kulur, and his car was behind a gas tanker.

All of a sudden, another tanker that was behind the Swift went out of control and its driver rammed into the car from the rear end. As a result, the Swift car got sandwiched between the two tankers.

The impact of the accident was such the car was completely smashed. Luckily, Udaykumar escaped with minor bruises.

Suratkal traffic police registered a case.
  

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  • PRP, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 11 2014

    The accident hit vehicles were moving towards kulur and not from kulur. And also the car is alto not swift.

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  • krishna bhatt, moodabidri

    Mon, Aug 11 2014

    MANGALORE CITY CORPORATION & STATE P.W.D IS COMPLETELY DEAD OR IN COMA. AT LEAST THEY CAN KEEP ROAD IN MINIMUM CONDITION DURING RAINS SLOW DOWN. NO FOOT PATH IN CEMENT ROADS, NO FILL UP OF RODS EDGES FOR EXAMPLE AT NANTHOOR JUNCTION ANY VEHICLE MAY STRUCK BETWEEN ROAD & FOOTPATH BECAUSE OF NO FILL UP IN THE ROAD EDGES. SO ACCIDENTS BECOME COMMON.

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  • HINDUSTANI, Manipal/Dubai

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    GOD IS GREAT!

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  • SS, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    It's not a swift car ! But an alto. It's got afternarket tires and rims which don't look to be the right size. It's easy to blame just the truck driver , until you know the actual reason. In our country , the easiest way is to blame poor truck drivers

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  • Felix Dsouza, Kumta/Pune/Kuwait

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    "For Those who say,There is No God,Please open the eyes of your heart and see,that if God wills,he will save you from worst situation."God bless the Family,whose son,brother,husband or grandchild who returns home safe,after such tragic incidents on the road.

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  • shagird, mangalore

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    this car is a total dabba on wheels.no safety.gods grace driver is safe.

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  • DINESH SHETTY, PADUBIDRI/DUBAI

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    Thanks God.Driver is safe. There is
    insurance for vehicle.But one thing
    I cannot understand why Highway
    Authorities,RTO & Police should take some action for this frequent accidents.Our MP's should raise the
    issue of bad roads in Parliment.

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  • SREEKUMAR, SURATHKAL

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF BAD ROAD NEAR OLD BRIDGE KULUR WHICH CAUSES TRAFFIC JAM AND ACCIDENT TAKEN PLACE. WHERE IS HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? RAIN WATER STAGNANT IN KULUR BRIDGE IS ALSO CAUSING TRAFFIC JAM

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, Dubai

    Sun, Aug 10 2014


    Person is SAFE thanks GOD, forget Car damage

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  • mohammed aslam, mangalore

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    god is great,alhamdulillah nothing happened to udaya kumar,god bless bro....

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  • vinit D, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    Attn:Dinesh Shetty
    The delay in constructing this highway is because only in this district the highway is cutting through cities and densely populated regions. How do you expect people to part with their land in the city especially when the compensation given is peanuts and not sufficient to buy alternative housing. Belgaum,Hubli-dharwad, channarayapatna, sakleshpur,Doddaballarpur, navalgund etc. all have bypass roads planned for them, but for our district we have selfish people who want the road to cut through cities so that they can zoom through school, hospital and residential zones at 80kmph. If people observed traffic rules and did not cut lanes or unnecessarily hurry up the situation would have ben different.
    I call on the people to press their elected representatives to build a world class highway where big vehicles and small vehicles can move without hindrance and at the same time people and animals are not at risk due to accidents or pollution.

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  • dinesh shetty, Nitte/Dubai

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    Dear Friend vinit D I dont agree with your opinion of highway passing through dense population and cities..even it passes through..the project has an feasibility report and gazetted notification with approved cabinet node before starting the project and agreed finish date bounded with legal contract..certainly without political patronage any contractor cant stick to 10 years of delay..if so he would have fined heavily and blacklisted..my question is such a important connecting highway is paralysis almost 10 years now..where is the district people/organisation not even questioning any authorities???..I feel this is the verge of foolishness of people.So no option left calling them(including me) GOOD FOR NOTHING

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  • Praveen kunder, udupi

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    daijiworld kindly highlight in any article about the situation of NH17 doubling work delay for entire stretch from Mangalore to Kundapur . Its an great service to entire people of district..actually they all sleeping.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    Praise the Lord ...

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  • javeed khan, mangalore (kuwait)

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    is Alto car .....alhumdulillha he is fine

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  • jeetendra hegde, mumbai

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    Really a miracle...udaykumar got second life.....

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  • Praveen kunder, udupi

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    I think Sadananda Gowda-Nalin team had a plan of Railway circuit to DK..so they are planning to scrap Double road project between MNG-UDP-KND.Now we will get railway service..nobody will opt road..so it is waste...

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  • Junaid, mangalore

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    It's alto not swift car.

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  • dinesh shetty, Nitte/Dubai

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    The NH 17(Now NH 66)is the Back bone of entire undivided southcanara development and identity.why So called intelligent people of the district no at all questioning the delay in constructing the double road between MANG-KUNDAPUR?...that too about 10 years...if the same situation happened in upper region of karnataka...no politicians vehicle allowed to move..i am sure about that...Now i am clear people of district is GOOD FOR NORTHING

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  • karthik.ks, Doha Qatar

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    Shetre...our peoples are only paper intelligent...that all gone about 40 years back,now everybody selfish. I am also sure if it happened on Gatta(Upper region of karnataka) every KM once the demonstration banners were found and no one politician had a dare to move in that road..I dont know what happened to DK folks..why they are very very quite???..anybody has the answer..pls mention

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  • N.A, Dubai/Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    Not Swift Car, Its an Suzuki Alto car got sandwiched between the two tankers.

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  • L Dias, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    miracle, thank god great escape

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  • NAN, MANGALORE

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    Its Alto

    Anyway Maruthi have Zero safety

    Cars should not be allowed for sale which do not meet safety stds

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  • ansar, mangalore

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    the life giver is bigger than the life taker...

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  • Umesh Shetty, Kaup/Dubai

    Sun, Aug 10 2014

    God is great

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  • YATHISH KUMAR, ATTAVAR/ DUBAI

    Sat, Aug 09 2014

    A VERY LUCKY PERSON. GOD ONLY HAS SAVED HIM. A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE INDEED

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  • JNB, Bejai

    Sat, Aug 09 2014

    Mangalore police as well as RTO has to give strict instruction to all drivers to keep safe distance irrespective traffic.
    those who failed to maintain safe distance between vehicles should pay heavy fine on the spot, same like those who are not wearing helmet too.....

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